Foxx, the pride of Terrell, Texas, wasn’t the only man moved to speak about Jackson Lee’s outfit.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, after paying tribute to the “manly footwear” in evidence at the Gaylord Resort, turned to Jackson Lee and added, “I don’t think I could call Sheila Jackson Lee’s boots ‘manly footwear,’ but they’re really sharp.”

In her one-of-a-kind outfits, it’s hard to miss the veteran Houston lawmaker. At Saturday’s gala, she was in a shimmering black-and-white ensemble. Today, it was her more customary bright red. Her husband, Dr. Elwyn Lee, remained off-stage as his high-profile wife shook hands, appeared in photographs and spoke to upbeat Texas Democrats.

The Houston congresswoman said she is confident that the diverse faces of Texans in Washington for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama will “build the new era of Texas Democrats.”

“Let us not turn the clock back,” she told a crowd that had just savored the best BBQ in DC at Hill Country Barbecue. “Let us keep the momentum going. Texas is number one in this great nation. Don’t turn the clock back.”